Admitted
1984, Indiana; 1988, California
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Miami University, B.S., Business, magna cum laude, 1981
Memberships
San Diego County (Member, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections) and American (Member, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections).
Biographical
Special Legal Counsel for E-Government, Internet, and Intellectual Property matters, 2001-2003, City of San Diego; Selected one of the top four Intellectual Property Attorneys in San Diego by San Diego Magazine in 1996; Beta Gamma Sigma (National Business Honorary). Author: S Corporation Designation Offers Alternative Approach to Taxation, San Diego Business Journal, January 20, 1992; Who Owns the Copyright? Parts 1 and 2, NewsWare, Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association, January and February, 1992; United States Supreme Court Adopts New Limitation for Rule 10b-5 Claims, Dicta, Magazine of the San Diego County Bar Association, February 15, 1992; Software Locks — How to Use Them Safely, NewsWare, Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association, March 1992; Trade Secret Protection of Software, The Independent, Newsletter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association, July/August 1992; Professional Negligence: A Source of Liability for Computer Programmers, NewsWare, Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association, September 1992. Author: Cost of Raising Capital Will Be Reduced by SEC Rule Changes, Dicta, Magazine of the San Diego County Bar Association, October 15, 1992; New Test for Copyright Protection of Computer Software is Gaining Support, NewsWare, Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association, November 1992; Likelihood-of-Confusion Standard for Trademark Infringement Cases, NewsWare, Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association, June 1993; Business Entities Filing Requirements and Deadlines, California Continuing Education of the Bar Action Guide Series, Spring 1993 (1st and 2nd Eds.); New Tax Law Should Increase Investment in Small Business, Dicta, Magazine of the San Diego County Bar Association, January 15, 1994; Tips and Traps in Software Escrows, San Diego Software Industry Council News,